Sadfud could be a harder test than we expected but what a draw that is! Chuffed.

The incentive of hopefully knocking the bullies out again should be an added motivation against Barrow. Also a boost to funds for hopefully strengthening the squad. The loan of Gannon is a good sign that maybe we've finally seen the light over the futility of the DR system too. We can only hope. Up The Fax! icon_thumb.gif

Not a bad draw really , two home games and a potential game against Bradford should bring a bumper crowd and a boost to our finances .

Then we lose at Midlands and you get done by Barrow, and our best laid plans are ruined....

If anyone is in any doubt as to how SL club's treat the DR system they should read Ian Watsons view on sending Sam Hewitt to Wakefield. He stated that going to Wakefield for a spell was preferable for Hudds and Sam but he could always go to a championship club 'as a last resort'. I think that says it all!

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Of course everyone knows about the longer term possibilities (myself and others have argued the very point several times for example Dan Murray,) but even he came on DR before coming on loan.

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We know but this is a Challenge Cup thread about Fax and not about DR as a concept or how Ian Watson or Wakefield use it that you've hijacked again.

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Can’t we just leave it alone and concentrate on the club doing well and winning games with whoever is wearing the blue and white jersey.

Spot on!!!

More accurately I fully agree that DR not just at Widnes as a concept is a blight on the game and should be entirely removed as an option from the game as a whole.

But the fact is at the moment it’s here and as stated before I know that the club are keeping it as just one of the options, but be aware it’s viewed as being the least favourable and honestly do you know the reasons for the decision Grix made at Widnes because there’s more to it than just blindly throwing someone in and if you want to really know why not ask him to his face?

Trolling back, no, justifying something no, just replying to the insults and the point you made on not being able to recognise longer term investment involving loans vs DR and you missed the point which was about the player not the coach.

So I quoted the factual example of Dan Murray who first joined us on DR, then on loan I provided the link to show that in both spells DR and loan he impressed the coach of the time, no misinformation there, it's a fact.

This is what led to his permanent move with the current coach.
He wasn’t “ blowing off cobwebs” at any time like you stated every DR player would be.

A further example is Oliver Roberts who in Feb 2020 joined us on DR from the Giants and played for us against Sheffield Eagles at the Shay in a game which we won 18 - 17 with him scoring the winning try charging on to the ball and crashing through the Eagles line in the 79th minute, he wasn’t here either just to pass time, do your research, listen to the post match interview and hear what he had to say about his commitment.

Were either of you at that game and when that happened were you saying “what the hell is he playing for”, “appalling use of DR” etc etc?

Watch the video because everyone else in the shed is going barmy and as a bonus Mark Aston is snivelling in the stands

That was why I started the thread about the cup but